New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-02-16
NEWS FROM CONGRESS,
SENATE.

Sixty-six bills were passed among them
the following
The house bill granting a pension Of $5oa
month to the widow of Brig. Gen. Thomas
Francis Meagher: the senate bill increasing tie
pension Of the widow Of Maj. Gen. Hunter TO
200 q month, and one increasing the pension
the widow OF Commodore: Spicer to $50
Mhe Indian appropriation bill was taken
up and passed without word of discussion.
The senate bill to incorporate the Atlantic
and Pacific Ship Railway company (the
Iehuanuepec billy came up as a special order
and MI. Morgan argued in support of the
except as to the guarantee Of So 500. 600,
expressly provided in the bill, the United
States should be in no respect, whatever, La
BILE fol-. any debt or obligation of the CON-
pany. Adjourned
The house went into committee of the whole
'On the diplomatic and consular appropria-
ton bill. Nj. Belmont said:
The committee on foreign affairs had consid-
cred it it's duty to make certain changes in the
consular service. These changes however. were
not in conflict with existing laws. They con-
sisted OF transfers of certain consuls from one
grade to another, and the transfer of certain
other consus from the fee list to the salary list.
Another change increase of the salary of
the minister to China. Our relations Of
such nature as to make our mission there as
important as the mission to Russia or Germany.
Mr.. McCraly, a member OF the committee
on foreign affairs, opposed the increases of
salaries provided by the bill
In vetoing the bill granting pension to
Abraham T. Grigg, the president quotes from
the hospital records to show THAI the claim
ant was not sick, but completely worthless,
obese and lazy" The president says:
He does not regard it as strange that this
claimanc, encouraged by the ease with which
means twenty years after his claim had been re-
Jected by the pension bureau.
SENATE.
House bills on the calendar were passed,
among them the following
To amend the act of Feb. 26, 1885, to prohibit
the importation and immigration of foreigners
and aliens under contract to perform labor; to
amend section Of the act of June 10. 1880, in
relation to Immediate transportation of dutiable
goods.
Mr. Hawley moved to proceed to the consid-
GRAFTON of the bill to encourage the manu-
facture of steel for modern army ordnance
armor and other army purposes, and to pro-
vide heavy ordnance adapted to modern
army warfare He said:
He had given notice several days ago that he
would make this motion. He was pushed for
ward to it by the committee on coast defenses,
the committee on military affairs. and the gen
eral sentiment of the senate, he believed, and of
she country, he knew.
The motion was agreed to-yeas so, nays
21-and the bill was taken up. Several
amendments reported by the committee on
coast defenses were agreed to, and after an
explanation on some points Of the bill, it
was passed without division.
Under the call of states large number of
bills were introduced and referred. Mr..
Springer moved to suspend the rules and
pass the senate bill with an amendment in
of f11to ta1 tn
the Bowman act referring private claims to.
the court of claims He explained:
The bill merely provided that all private
claim bills or petitions for the payment OF
private claims presented to congress shall be
referred to tine court Of claims for a judicial
ascertainment of the facts and for report OF
those facts to congress.
The motion was 1ost-76 to 75-not the
necessary two thirds in the affirmative. {2Mr.
Bayne moved to suspend the rules and pass
the senate bill fixing the salaries of the
judges OF the United States district courts at
$4,000. Lost-yeas LA, nays 1O9-not the
necessary two thirds. On motion of Mr. Pc
tiers, the rules were suspended, and the bill
was passed granting the right of way through
the Indian Territory to the Chicago, Kansas
Nebraska Railway company.
The speaker laid before the house a
message from the president returning with
out his approval, bill granting pension
to Cuth bert Stone. In his message the
preSlQenG states:
The army records show that the claimant
spent most Of his term OF enlistment in deser-
ton or imprisonment for deSertiOn. Thus is
exhibited the long and faithful service and high
character Of the claimant, mentioned by the
committee as emitting him to consideration. T
withhold my assent from the bill because, if the
facts before me are true, the allowance of this
claim would be travesty on our whole scheme OF
pensions, and an Insult to every decent veteran
soldier
The president also sent in messages veto
ing bills granting pensions to Franklin
Sweet, Jesse Campbell, r. K. Bennett, Cath
crime sarler eand James r Baylor, on the
ground, principally, that their claims are
still pending in the pension bureau.
SENATE.
Dolph, from the committee on commerce. re-
ported a bill to create port Of entrance at
Port Angeles, in the district of Puget Sound,
Washington Territory. Mr. Morrill, intro
duced ajoint resolution for the preservation
of official documents and other historical
/. documents on file in the legations and con
sulates of the United States Occurring the
papers on any subjects that have been
finally determined to be sent to the state
! department. for filing and preservaton). He
asked that it lie on the table The following
house bills on the calendar passed:
To prevent anv officer, agent or servant Of the
government contracting or hiring out the labor
I. Of prisoners; to amend the statutes in relation
s TO Ine 1mmeQ1aIe Transportation OF dutlaDl
goods.
The senate bill for securing statistics OF
the extent and value of the vessel fisheries
!. of the United States was passed The house
bill relating to the importing and landing Of
4 mackerel during the-spawning season was
taken up. During the discussion Mr. Ed
munds presented a report from the commits
ssion OF fisheries as tosthe complaints from
J, owners Of vessels of i'll treatment on the
Canadian coast On moJion OF Mr.. Hoar IAN
riod when the bill is to take effect from
March 1, 1887, to March L, 1855 Without
d;sposing of the bill the senate adjourned
PROGRESS IN TILE HOUSE
Mr.j Cox IN. W from the committee on
civil service reform, reported bill fixing the
salaries of the civil service commissioners at
$4,000: per annum. "A senate bill was passed
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